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Santiago del Estero: Two suspected influenza patients treated with Tamiflu
Publication Date: 21.06.2010 | 15:15 News Translate
Health authorities recommend that schools be monitored student absences due to respiratory diseases.
Two suspected cases of influenza have been reported to the local health system. They are the parents of a child who attends kindergarten at a private school in this capital, who because of symptoms consistent with a picture of influenza A and started being treated with Tamiflu as a precautionary measure until the suspicions are confirmed or ruled out through laboratory tests.
Qualified sources close to the school where the child attends, also stated that last Friday, the girl's mother, who works in a hospital, alerted authorities that she had had symptoms compatible with BSE last fifteen days and was treated with medication specific to these cases.
Days later, her husband, presented identical symptoms and for that reason was immediately medicated with Tamiflu also preventively.
Yesterday from the Nation, asked the people start to avoid any kind of winter diseases such as influenza A. "
The same sources stated that the capital school student has no symptoms and therefore continues to assist the establishment. However, the authorities had spoken with the other parents to bring peace and, in turn, asking them to any hint of tables compatible with influenza A, prevent children from going to school and attend medical appointments.
Since the introduction of low temperatures, teachers and authorities at all educational establishments in the province, disseminating preventive measures to detect early cases of pandemic influenza at schools in the province.
Indeed, since the beginning of the winter campaign the Ministry of Health's Office requested to inform teachers, parents and students who show symptoms such as fever with cough or sore throat or muscle, they should stay home and not go to school or public places, except for medical care, for at least seven days (even if symptoms disappear before) or to at least 24 hours after they disappeared.
Also stated that if a student has symptoms during the school day, parents should be removed and taken home to prevent the transmission of the H1N1 virus.
Managers should monitor the absences of students and staff from acute respiratory infections and consider these excused absences.
Since the health portfolio emphasized the strengthening of preventive measures within educational establishments. In this regard, the school staff should ventilate the premises regularly and extreme hygiene, mainly in the bathrooms and the contact surfaces (doorknobs, taps, bathrooms, counter tops, etc.), Using bleach to 0.5 % as a disinfectant.
Teachers should teach their students to cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, or if you do not have a tissue cover with the crease of the elbow and wash hands frequently with soap and water or use alcohol- gel.
June 21, 2010 (The Liberal-DERF)
Spanish to English translation
Santiago del Estero: Two suspected influenza patients treated with Tamiflu
Publication Date: 21.06.2010 | 15:15 News Translate
Health authorities recommend that schools be monitored student absences due to respiratory diseases.
Two suspected cases of influenza have been reported to the local health system. They are the parents of a child who attends kindergarten at a private school in this capital, who because of symptoms consistent with a picture of influenza A and started being treated with Tamiflu as a precautionary measure until the suspicions are confirmed or ruled out through laboratory tests.
Qualified sources close to the school where the child attends, also stated that last Friday, the girl's mother, who works in a hospital, alerted authorities that she had had symptoms compatible with BSE last fifteen days and was treated with medication specific to these cases.
Days later, her husband, presented identical symptoms and for that reason was immediately medicated with Tamiflu also preventively.
Yesterday from the Nation, asked the people start to avoid any kind of winter diseases such as influenza A. "
The same sources stated that the capital school student has no symptoms and therefore continues to assist the establishment. However, the authorities had spoken with the other parents to bring peace and, in turn, asking them to any hint of tables compatible with influenza A, prevent children from going to school and attend medical appointments.
Since the introduction of low temperatures, teachers and authorities at all educational establishments in the province, disseminating preventive measures to detect early cases of pandemic influenza at schools in the province.
Indeed, since the beginning of the winter campaign the Ministry of Health's Office requested to inform teachers, parents and students who show symptoms such as fever with cough or sore throat or muscle, they should stay home and not go to school or public places, except for medical care, for at least seven days (even if symptoms disappear before) or to at least 24 hours after they disappeared.
Also stated that if a student has symptoms during the school day, parents should be removed and taken home to prevent the transmission of the H1N1 virus.
Managers should monitor the absences of students and staff from acute respiratory infections and consider these excused absences.
Since the health portfolio emphasized the strengthening of preventive measures within educational establishments. In this regard, the school staff should ventilate the premises regularly and extreme hygiene, mainly in the bathrooms and the contact surfaces (doorknobs, taps, bathrooms, counter tops, etc.), Using bleach to 0.5 % as a disinfectant.
Teachers should teach their students to cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, or if you do not have a tissue cover with the crease of the elbow and wash hands frequently with soap and water or use alcohol- gel.
June 21, 2010 (The Liberal-DERF)